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CVE-2017-9096
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to…
High8.8EPSS 9.6%
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- mitre
Description
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.6% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavencom.itextpdf:itextpdfGHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx (opens in a new tab)
- Mavencom.lowagie:itextGHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- 20171106 CVE-2017-9096 iText XML External Entity Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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